Upcoming events.
Beliefs and How They Affect Us - 8 Week Course
🌱“Beliefs and How They Affect Us: Reclaiming the Roots of Self”
Facilitated by John Julian & Joanna Walz | Hosted by MANA Inc.
Have you ever wondered how your beliefs were formed… or how to gently shift the ones that no longer serve you?
This 8-week journey explores how beliefs shape our emotions, relationships, and sense of self and our relationship to nature, and how we can meet them with compassion, curiosity, and awareness.
Embedded into each week is also an examination of how our beliefs impact our relationship to nature.
Each week includes: ✨ Guided mindfulness & compassion-based practices
✨ Thought-provoking inquiry into personal and cultural beliefs
✨ Creative expression (drawing, metaphor, journaling)
✨ Buddy reflection and group connection
✨ Integration of science (CBT, CFT, IPNB) and consciousness studies (Siegel, Hoffman, Kastrup)
🧠 Themes include:
Week 1: What Are Beliefs? Awareness & Mapping
Week 2: Evolution & Culture – Where Beliefs Begin
Week 3: Cognitive Distortions & Survival Patterns
Week 4: Changing Beliefs with the ABCDE Model
Week 5: Non-Duality & The Self Beyond Belief
Week 6: Shame, Perfectionism & Safety Strategies
Week 7: Letting Go & Replanting Values
Week 8: Integration & Collective Wisdom
📅 Starts Sunday, 1 June at 9 AM AEST
🕘 Time zones: 7 AM HKT · 4 PM PT (Sat) · 7 PM ET (Sat)
🧑🤝🧑 Delivered live via Zoom (with optional recordings)
💸 Contribution Guide:
• $450 full fee (for incomes over A$130,000/year)
• $80 for Australians on Commonwealth benefits with a mental health care plan (bulk billing provided)
• Others: pay what you can between those points
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🔗 To register or learn more, please contact committeemanainc@gmail.com.
🌀 This is a space for healing, honesty, and transformation. We’d love to walk this journey with you.
Day of Mindfulness 21/06/25
A Day of Mindfulness: Mindful Communication & Nature
📅 When: Saturday 17 May
⏰ Time: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
📍 Where: St. Stevens Anglican Church Café,
111 North Rd, Brighton, VIC, Australia, Victoria
💰 Cost: Free
Your support is always welcome, and you can do this via a tax deductible donation.
Join us on Saturday, 17 May at St. Stephen’s Anglican Church, Gardenvale, at 10 am for a Day of Mindfulness on Mindful Communication, focusing on Compassionate and Nonviolent Communication (NVC).
Led by John, who trained directly with Marshall Rosenberg and has taught NVC for over 20 years, this special day will explore how mindfulness and compassionate speech can transform our relationships and communities.
Through guided meditation, mindful movement, and practical exercises, we will deepen our ability to listen with presence, express ourselves with clarity, and engage in conversations that foster understanding rather than division.
This day will be especially valuable for anyone seeking to cultivate greater peace in their interactions—whether in personal relationships, workplaces, or community spaces.
Schedule Highlights:
· Morning meditation and mindful movement
· A full hour will be spent on Core NVC practices: Observation, Feelings, Needs, and Making Requests
· Closing reflection and mindful listening practice
The event runs from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM, with a break for lunch (please bring a plate to share. All are welcome).
For more details and to register, please contact committeemanainc@gmail.com.
Come and discover the power of mindful, heart-centred communication!
Day of Mindfulness 17/05/25
A Day of Mindfulness: Mindful & Compassionate Communication
📅 When: Saturday 17 May
⏰ Time: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
📍 Where: St. Stevens Anglican Church Café,
111 North Rd, Brighton, VIC, Australia, Victoria
💰 Cost: Free
Your support is always welcome, and you can do this via a tax deductible donation.
Join us on Saturday, 17 May at St. Stephen’s Anglican Church, Gardenvale, at 10 am for a Day of Mindfulness on Mindful Communication, focusing on Compassionate and Nonviolent Communication (NVC).
Led by John, who trained directly with Marshall Rosenberg and has taught NVC for over 20 years, this special day will explore how mindfulness and compassionate speech can transform our relationships and communities.
Through guided meditation, mindful movement, and practical exercises, we will deepen our ability to listen with presence, express ourselves with clarity, and engage in conversations that foster understanding rather than division.
This day will be especially valuable for anyone seeking to cultivate greater peace in their interactions—whether in personal relationships, workplaces, or community spaces.
Schedule Highlights:
· Morning meditation and mindful movement
· A full hour will be spent on Core NVC practices: Observation, Feelings, Needs, and Making Requests
· Closing reflection and mindful listening practice
The event runs from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM, with a break for lunch (please bring a plate to share. All are welcome).
For more details and to register, please contact committeemanainc@gmail.com.
Come and discover the power of mindful, heart-centred communication!
Urban Retreat: Nature and Mindfulness
📅 When: Thursday 24 April 2025 - Sunday 27 April 2025
⏰ Time: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM Each Day
📍 Where: Anglican Church, Marysville
💰 Cost: $510 plus your accommodation costs, etc.
The fee includes all tuition, rent, and food for lunch each day, and dinner on Saturday night at the venue. Food is vegetarian.
See the full schedule here.
Reconnect with nature and yourself during the Nature and Mindfulness Urban Retreat, a special 2.6-day experience led by John Julian and Joanna Walz.
This retreat features:
Morning Qi Gong or nature walks to start the day with mindfulness.
Guided meditations, reflective writing, and ecological identity exercises.
A serene Labyrinth Walk, offering an unforgettable meditative journey.
Plant-based lunches provided daily and a group dinner on Saturday.
Day of Mindfulness 15/02/25
A Day of Mindfulness
📅 When: Saturday 12 April
⏰ Time: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
📍 Where: 898 Sheepways Road, Krowera (Near Loch, 3945)
💰 Cost: Free
Your support is always welcome, and you can do this via a tax deductible donation.
Led by John, who trained directly with Marshall Rosenberg and has taught NVC for over 20 years, this special day will explore how mindfulness and compassionate speech can transform our relationships and communities.
Through guided meditation, mindful movement, and practical exercises, we will deepen our ability to listen with presence, express ourselves with clarity, and engage in conversations that foster understanding rather than division.
This day will be especially valuable for anyone seeking to cultivate greater peace in their interactions—whether in personal relationships, workplaces, or community spaces.
The event runs from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM, with a break for lunch (please bring a plate to share. All are welcome.
For more details and to register, please contact committeemanainc@gmail.com.
Come and discover the power of mindful, heart-centred communication!
Day of Mindfulness 15/02/25
A Day of Mindfulness: Mindful & Compassionate Communication
📅 When: Saturday 15 February
⏰ Time: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
📍 Where: St. Stevens Anglican Church Café,
111 North Rd, Brighton, VIC, Australia, Victoria
💰 Cost: Free
Your support is always welcome, and you can do this via a tax deductible donation.
Join us on Saturday, 15 February at St. Stephen’s Anglican Church, Gardenvale, at 10 am for a Day of Mindfulness on Mindful Communication, focusing on Compassionate and Nonviolent Communication (NVC).
Led by John, who trained directly with Marshall Rosenberg and has taught NVC for over 20 years, this special day will explore how mindfulness and compassionate speech can transform our relationships and communities.
Through guided meditation, mindful movement, and practical exercises, we will deepen our ability to listen with presence, express ourselves with clarity, and engage in conversations that foster understanding rather than division.
This day will be especially valuable for anyone seeking to cultivate greater peace in their interactions—whether in personal relationships, workplaces, or community spaces.
Schedule Highlights:
· Morning meditation and mindful movement
· Core NVC practices: Observation, Feelings, Needs, and Making Requests
· Practice groups for real-life application
· Closing reflection and mindful listening practice
The event runs from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM, with a break for lunch (please bring a plate to share. All are welcome.
For more details and to register, please contact committeemanainc@gmail.com.
Come and discover the power of mindful, heart-centred communication!